Advanced Level Pharmacist - Crisis Pathway and Home Treatment Team

Job overview

We have a vacancy for an Advanced Level Pharmacist  - Crisis Pathway and Home Treatment Team. We are looking  for someone passionate about mental health, a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with clinical experience in mental health medicines optimisation to join our expanding pharmacy team.

The role will involve provision and development of patient centred clinical pharmacy services to the Crisis Service and Home Treatment Team as part of the multidisciplinary team.  The successful applicant will  also act as a role model for Junior Pharmacists undertaking their Clinical Diploma, providing support and supervision within the team.

To be a non-medical prescriber is essential, as there is a requirement to prescribe for patients, as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Clinical supervision will be provided as part of this role in developing further expertise in Adult Mental Health.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this role is to support development of the teams involved in the Crisis Pathway including Home Treatment Teams (HTTs), Acute Crisis and Assessment Teams, and the integrated Care Hub within NELFT, to help facilitate the management and treatment of patients experiencing an acute mental health illness, to either reduce and prevent admission, or facilitate safe discharge, ensuring patients transition safely back into primary care. The post holder will need to be able to provide expert pharmacy and medicines management advice to optimise patient’s medication regimes, advise on appropriate management strategies and safely identify and manage risks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to provide the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to Equality and Diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities and LGBT staff
• A commitment to supporting our staff achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from Working Families charity
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our KeepingWell hub, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

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